State v. Jordan

The defendant, John Jordan, was convicted by a jury of one count of second degree assault, see RSA 631:2 (1996), and one count of simple assault, see RSA 631:2-a (1996). On appeal, he argues that the *116Superior Court {Perkins, J.) erred by admitting certain evidence into trial ’ and denying his motion to dismiss the simple assault charge. We affirm.

A jury could have reasonably found the following facts. On June 7,2000, Scott Selg went to the defendant’s residence at approximately 7:45 p.m. to help Patricia Lance, the defendant’s wife, with some gardening. Shortly after Selg’s arrival, the…